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Joanna Lumley has been hired to replace Stephen Fry as the host of the 2018 Baftas.

Fry stepped down after 12 years after hosting, and it was confirmed that the British Academy of Film and Television Arts would reveal their new host on 9 January, as they unveil the 2018 nominees for the annual ceremony.

However it is thought that Joanna, who won the Bafta Fellowship in 2017 and will become the first solo female host of the show, will hopefully bring a ‘revamp’ to the awards show.